(That's supposed to be a clever play on "same ol', same ol'," see. Yes, I know...I'll keep working.)
The New Year is nearly a month old, and my schedule is becoming healthily busy.
Touching on things recently past...I did a shoot a couple of weeks ago for a LARGE global corporation, the subject and content of which is hush-hush - but I can say that it will be deployed online - and that I enjoyed working with the ACG crew very much. The weekend following that job I did voice-over work for Available Light Theatre. AvLT just produced the premiere of Sean Christopher Lewis' Just Kids, and I was honored to be asked to provide vocal characterizations for the piece. The show received excellent critical and viewer responses. Lewis has, no doubt, won himself a permanent welcome here in Columbus: between this show, Killadelphia, I Will Make You Orphans, and his contributions to other successful AvLT productions, having him bring a piece to town is like having your favorite cousin visit.
More recently, I auditioned for JW Myers, who's directing Doughboy, a feature-length film shooting in West Virginia, and starring Terry Kiser, best known for his portrayal of the titular dead guy in the Weekend at Bernie's hit movie franchise.
I myself have recently been cast in a titular role: I'll be playing "Theresa" in Curtain Players' April production of Rebecca Gilman's Boy Gets Girl, directed by April Olt. Our first read-through is Monday, and I'm eager to start. The play is what I'm calling a "stalker drama," and topping the points it makes about our modern view of pursuing love, it's a riveting, suspenseful piece of theatre.
I can't let an entry here go published without mentioning my March 5, 2011, date with Jamie Fraser! Last March - on the day Hedda Gabler opened, actually - I spent the late morning/early afternoon in the Hocking Hills at Glenlaurel, "a Sottish country inn," with a number of other ladies and Michael Daniels, innkeeper emeritus. The subject of our meeting and conversation was Diana Gabaldon's Outlander, and apparently, I left Mr. Daniels with such an impression of my passion for the saga, that he asked me to lead any similar future discussions! It was easy to say yes! So - straight from the Glenlaurel February newsletter: "Don't forget the upcoming Outlander group dedicated to Dragonfly in Amber. Readers of Diana Gabaldon won't want to miss this intriguing afternoon of reliving the second of the series of time travel books. The discussion will take place Saturday, March 5, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration is $30, and includes a gourmet picnic lunch." I will also be reading a passage from Outlander at the introduction to dinner. Call 800-809-7378, or 740-385-4070, to reserve a spot at the discussion or a dinner table. It will be a grand time, aye!
I must also mention that the producers of Aidan5, the award-winning and visually-stunning 48-Hour-Film-Project-turned-web-series, have announced the release date of the entire first season: March 4. Aren't familiar with Aidan5? See the season one trailer, and I guarantee piqued interest.
And speaking of Hedda.... Last, but certainly not least, I am terribly pleased and honored to announce my nomination for an acting award from the Central Ohio Theatre Roundtable for my portrayal of Hedda Gabler in Curtain Players' March 2010 production of the show. Whether or not I win, I am extremely proud to represent Curtain Players, the entire cast and crew, and everyone who contributed to a production, and I am excited to be counted among the leading performers in the greater Columbus area. The awards ceremony is tonight, at the Roth/Ressler Theatre in the Jewish Community Center. Ricky Gervais hosts.
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